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Ship manager pleads guilty to dumping oily waste off coast of New Orleans
Nola - Louisiana
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A Connecticut ship management company pleaded guilty Tuesday to deliberately polluting U.S. waters off the coast of New Orleans by dumping oily waste in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. If sentencing is approved, Eagle Ship...
Tropical disturbance threatens Gulf Coast as New Orleans could see up to 10 inches of rain
Yahoo News
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A tropical disturbance is threatening to bring heavy rain and the risk of flash floods to the northeastern and central Gulf Coast this week and could become a tropical depression within days, forecasters say. According to the National Weather...
Louisiana Officers, Businessman Indicted in Bribery Case
Classic Rock 105.1 - Louisiana
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July 16, 2025
LOUISIANA (KPEL) — A major federal indictment has officially been handed down in a bribery scheme that involved Louisiana law enforcement officers and a business owner. Accusations include falsifying reports to cover up illegal gambling activity....
Global warming could increase insured hurricane losses by 50%
The Royal Gazette
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July 16, 2025
Created: Jul 16, 2025 08:00 AM A water rescue boat moves in floodwaters after Hurricane Milton struck Clearwater, Florida, last year (Photograph by Mike Stewart/AP) Insured losses from US hurricanes could rise by nearly 50 per cent under a 2C...
Op-Ed: Chevron verdict is a win for trial lawyers, but a loss for Louisiana jobs
The Center Square
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July 16, 2025
Louisiana has a lot to celebrate. Our state is widely recognized as a global energy leader, ranking among the top exporters of liquefied natural gas and home to some of the most innovative next-generation energy solutions in the world....
Increase in revenue sharing cap means more money for Louisiana coastal projects
The Center Square
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July 16, 2025
(The Center Square) − Louisiana coastal officials say the state’s coastal restoration program will receive a significant influx of cash following the passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act, thanks to a long-sought increase in the federal...
He came to New Orleans with plans for a hotel and restaurant empire. It didn't work out.
Nola - Louisiana
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Robert Thompson came to New Orleans four years ago with big plans in the city's hospitality sector. In short order, the successful restaurant entrepreneur bought up several properties, starting with the Frenchmen Hotel, a 27-room hipster lodging...
Sustainable shopping: Stock up on soaps, cleaners and more at Shreveport's first 'refillery'
The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate - Louisiana
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Sunday was nonstop at The Source. It was grand opening day at their new storefront at 3823 Gilbert Dr. in the Madison Park Business Center. The concept — a refillery — is a first for northwest Louisiana. To owner Kelsey Hayes' knowledge, the...
When Does Louisiana Deer Season Start in 2025?
97.3 The Dawg - Louisiana
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July 16, 2025
(KMDL-FM) It has been well documented that the outdoor lifestyle is a preferred lifestyle here in Louisiana. Granted, we don't like to be outdoors in Henderson, Haughton, and Houma during the heat of the summer. But we will get outdoors in...
It's Snake Day. Louisiana experts explain why you should protect and not kill them.
Nola - Louisiana
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Serpents get a bad rap. Their lore, both mythological and pop cultural, can engender fear and hatred of snakes. Unfairly, experts say, humans go after the harmless, slithery rat exterminator in the garden — or even organize community-wide snake...
Insured Losses From US Hurricanes Could Rise by 50% With Global Warming
Insurance Journal
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July 15, 2025
Insured losses from U.S. hurricanes could rise by nearly 50% under a 2°C (3.6°F) global warming scenario, according to MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global re/insurer. A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience shows...
Trump Has Systematically Cut Access to Natural Disaster Prevention Resources
The Assembly - North Carolina
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July 15, 2025
This story is republished through our partnership with NOTUS. The city of Norman, Oklahoma, was prepared to build an automatic flood warning system this year—the same kind of early warning system that Kerr County, Texas, could have used to help...
Hurricane Katrina and sparrows at her New Orleans rent house changed this author's life. See how.
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Sometimes natural disasters have a way of rerouting a person's life. In Trish O'Kane's case, she transformed from a civil rights journalist to an ornithologist and environmental activist, a journey she recounts in her nonfiction book, "Birding to...
Louisiana summers could mean increase in tick bites
KPLC - Louisiana
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July 14, 2025
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Louisiana is Sportsman’s Paradise, which also makes it a hotspot for ticks. They attach themselves to wildlife, pets, and even humans. “[At] the back side of my yard, at the edge of the property line, I walked up under a...
Louisiana Bans Speed Cameras, Artificial Food Dyes August 1
Hot 107.9 - Louisiana
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July 15, 2025
Highlights Speed cameras are banned everywhere except school zones and red lights, with Opelousas getting a pass Schools can't serve foods with Red 40 and other artificial junk anymore Food companies must put QR codes on products with...
CF Industries starts up CO2 sequestration unit in Louisiana
Chemical Engineering
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July 14, 2025
July 14, 2025 | By Mary Bailey CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Deerfield, Ill.) announced the startup of the carbon dioxide (CO2) dehydration and compression facility at its Donaldsonville Complex in Louisiana. The facility will enable the...
How many H-1B petitions were made by Louisiana employers during 2024?
Pelican State News - Louisiana
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July 15, 2025
Louisiana State University and a and M College Information, Educational Services 95 97.9% 2.1% Ochsner Clinic Foundation Health Care and Social Assistance 95 97.9% 2.1% Tulane University Educational Services 85 98.8% 1.2% LSU Health Sciences...
Trump administration dashes hopes of anti-pollution plan for JD Vance’s home town
The Guardian
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July 15, 2025
A Biden-era plan to implement a gas-powered blast furnace at a steel mill in Ohio, which would have eliminated tons of greenhouse gases from the local environment year over year and created more than a thousand jobs, has been put on hold...
Columnist Johanna Neumann: Building community lighthouses
Daily Hampshire Gazette - Massachusetts
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On a recent work trip to New Orleans, I visited a lighthouse. But, if you’re imagining a structure on the cliffs of Cape Cod, I need to clarify that this lighthouse was a little different. Here’s its story. The learnings of Hurricane Ida In 2021,...
U.S. rocked by extreme rain events as Invest 93L looks poised to produce more: John Morales
NBC 6 Miami - Florida
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July 16, 2025
This week, the focus in the tropical Atlantic is close to home. Invest 93L is the label for a disturbance that crossed Florida early in the week and is now hugging the northern Gulf Coast as it drifts westward towards Louisiana. There is a medium...